{"id":2391,"date":"2017-09-02T01:14:45","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T01:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askanacademic.com\/uncategorized\/the-gibbs-reflective-cycle-190\/"},"modified":"2019-09-24T13:53:02","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T13:53:02","slug":"the-gibbs-reflective-cycle-190","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askanacademic.com\/education\/the-gibbs-reflective-cycle-190\/","title":{"rendered":"Explain Gibbs\u2019 Reflective Cycle."},"content":{"rendered":"
Explain Gibbs\u2019 Reflective Cycle.<\/p>\n
Gibbs\u2019 reflective cycle (1988) is a tool used by numerous professionals, including (but not limited to) health professionals, education workers and those in leadership positions: its purpose is to assist practitioners in reflection, which contributes to continuous personal development (CPD) and helps to ensure that a person is continually learning and improving in their role. The idea is to systematically reflect on a particular situation to ensure that all aspects have been considered and evaluated, as this will assist the reflector in understanding what to do next time they are in a similar situation. The process consists of the following steps:<\/p>\n
To achieve higher-level reflective practice, the focus should be on the \u2018evaluation\u2019 and \u2018analysis\u2019 stages, as these are the areas where personal experience and academic theory can be integrated. Ultimately, the purpose of reflection is to facilitate experiential learning: models such as the Gibbs cycle offer a way of structuring thoughts about an experience into a clear and coherent evaluation of a situation, leading directly onto an action plan for improvement later on.<\/p>\n
Gibbs G (1988). Learning by Doing: A guide to teaching and learning methods. Further Education Unit, Oxford Polytechnic: Oxford.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Explain Gibbs\u2019 Reflective Cycle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1934,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n